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Washington Elementary Principal Returns from Administrative Leave After Admitting to Her Role in Rigging Student Election

Washington Elementary Principal Returns from Administrative Leave After Admitting to Her Role in Rigging Student Election

Education By Jean Yamamura

In a letter to the Santa Barbara magnet school’s families, Arielle Curry acknowledged that she ignored the vote totals from the election to choose her child as student president and apologized “for allowing this practice to persist.”

ICE Activity Ramps Up on Central Coast as Election Approaches

ICE Activity Ramps Up on Central Coast as Election Approaches

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Community defense groups step up efforts in response to recent surge in aggressive federal enforcement.

Referendum to Repeal State Street Master Plan Is Based on False Premise, Promise

Referendum to Repeal State Street Master Plan Is Based on False Premise, Promise

Angry Poodle By Nick Welsh

Don’t sign on the dotted line: The plan approved by the Santa Barbara City Council already envisions cars coming back to State Street, not to mention critical stormwater infrastructure.

Prep Football Roundup: Santa Barbara Drops a Nailbiter to Ventura, 24-21

Prep Football Roundup: Santa Barbara Drops a Nailbiter to Ventura, 24-21

Sports By Victor Bryant

Carpinteria picked up its first victory of the season.

Seeing Blue and Staying Attuned to Place

Seeing Blue and Staying Attuned to Place

Visual Arts By Josef Woodard

Beloved Santa Barbara painter Patricia Chidlaw returns to Sullivan Goss with an exhibition logically, and poetically, called ‘Blue Room’

Review | Chicago Calling, Blues Alert

Review | Chicago Calling, Blues Alert

Music By Josef Woodard

Powerhouse Chicagoan bluesman Nick Moss takes charge at Santa Barbara Blues Society show.

Girls’ Volleyball Roundup: Dos Pueblos, Bishop Diego and Santa Barbara Capture Key Victories

Girls’ Volleyball Roundup: Dos Pueblos, Bishop Diego and Santa Barbara Capture Key Victories

Sports By Victor Bryant

The Dons and Chargers are league title contenders.

multimedia Stories

‘LA Times’ Star Mark Barabak Breaks Down Midterms State of Play: Dems Look Solid to Win House, Puncher’s Chance to Take Senate

Video

California’s top political columnist returns to “Newsmakers TV” for in-depth and detailed analysis of how Iran war and Trump’s unpopularity triggered a “red undertow” that may lead to “blue wave.”

UCSB Arts & Lectures ‘Air Time’: Sérgio and Clarice Assad

Audio

A conversation with Charles Donelan.

Annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow Draws a Crowd in Santa Ynez Despite Soaring Temperatures

Photo

A heatwave doesn’t keep dancers from competing at the weekend powwow.

Santa Barbara Mayoral Candidate Forum

Video

The discussion included candidates Eric Friedman, Wendy Sims-Moten, and Kristen Sneddon.

Santa Barbara City Council District 4 Candidate Forum

Video

The discussion included the candidates Devon Wardlow, Monte Wilson, Jason Dominguez, and Genevieve Taft-Vasquez.

Santa Barbara City Council District 6 Candidate Forum

Video

The discussion included candidates Annabella Lehne, Alexander Stoeber, Gabe Escobedo, and Jason Carlton.

A Gen Z Voter’s Guide for Santa Barbara City Elections | Behind the Desk

Video

‘Indy’ staffers Ryan Cruz and Maya Johnson discuss upcoming Santa Barbara election issues and candidates.

Santa Barbara City Council District 5 Candidate Forum

Video

The discussion included candidates Ian Baucke, James Zurlinden, and Margaret ‘Cevin’ Cathell.

Hurricane Marie Makes a Splash

Hurricane Marie sent huge swells to Los Angeles County, but surfers in Santa Barbara enjoyed some fun-sized waves.

Santa Barbara Lets Its Pride Shine

Photo

Pacific Pride Festival makes a splash on the waterfront.

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Arts & Entertainment

Man’s Best Friendly Survival Saga

Man’s Best Friendly Survival Saga

Film By Josef Woodard

In ‘Heart of the Beast,’ Brad Pitt and indomitable ex-combat dog Odin face survivalist odds in David Ayer’s surprisingly engaging film.

Sarah Jarosz Brings ‘10 Years of Undercurrent’ Tour to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre

Sarah Jarosz Brings ‘10 Years of Undercurrent’ Tour to Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre

Music By Leslie Dinaberg

Emily Henry Teases Her Next Romance Novel on the Arlington Theatre’s Santa Barbara Marquee

Emily Henry Teases Her Next Romance Novel on the Arlington Theatre’s Santa Barbara Marquee

Books By Leslie Dinaberg

A New Type of Couture

A New Type of Couture

Visual Arts By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Santa Barbara Chamber Players to Open Season on Saturday

Santa Barbara Chamber Players to Open Season on Saturday

Music By Taylor Cusimano

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Food & Drink

Carpinteria Hosts a Lively Scene of Avocado Green

Carpinteria Hosts a Lively Scene of Avocado Green

Food By Ingrid Bostrom

An insider’s take on a favorite community festival.

Elevating Carpinteria’s Brunch and Lunch Game

Elevating Carpinteria’s Brunch and Lunch Game

Food By Rebecca Horrigan

Celebrating Country Roots

Celebrating Country Roots

Drink By Meaghan Clark Tiernan

Munching on Lunch at Monte’s

Munching on Lunch at Monte’s

Food By Leslie Dinaberg

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Living

Annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow Draws a Crowd in Santa Ynez Despite Soaring Temperatures

Annual Chumash Intertribal Powwow Draws a Crowd in Santa Ynez Despite Soaring Temperatures

Photo By Elaine Sanders

A heatwave doesn’t keep dancers from competing at the weekend powwow.

Santa Barbara Cracks Top-Five Best Small Cities in U.S.

Travel By Ryan P. Cruz

A Second Chance for Santa Barbara’s Senior Dogs

Animals By Tiana Molony

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Sports

Prep Football Roundup: Santa Barbara Drops a Nailbiter to Ventura, 24-21

Prep Football Roundup: Santa Barbara Drops a Nailbiter to Ventura, 24-21

Sports By Victor Bryant

Carpinteria picked up its first victory of the season.

Girls’ Volleyball Roundup: Dos Pueblos, Bishop Diego and Santa Barbara Capture Key Victories

Sports By Victor Bryant

Dos Pueblos Flag Football Defeats San Marcos 14-6 to Keep Channel League Title Hopes Alive

Sports By Victor Bryant

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Real Estate

Why Does It Cost So Much to Remodel Here?

Why Does It Cost So Much to Remodel Here?

Good Bones By Emily Kellow

Make sure that your vision and your budget live on the same planet.

If We Make Our Homes Safer, Will Insurance Follow?

If We Make Our Homes Safer, Will Insurance Follow?

Real Estate Scoop By Kathleen Rogers

To Permit or Not to Permit: Is That Even a Question?

To Permit or Not to Permit: Is That Even a Question?

Mortgage Minute By Austin Lampson

Bye-Bye, White Trim?

Bye-Bye, White Trim?

The Style Specialist By Christine S. Cowles

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Real Estate
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Announcements

Departamento de Policía: Accidente fatal con fuga

Anuncios By Departamento de Policía de Santa Bárbara

Police Department: Fatal Hit and Run Collision

Announcement By Santa Barbara Police Department

Popular Mini-diorama Dinosaur Exhibit Returns to Museum

Announcement By Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics’ Medical Mobile Unit to Provide Low-Cost Sports Physicals at UC Santa Barbara

Announcement By Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

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